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Hash Animation:Master
What Hash Animation:Master is
Hash Animation:Master is a 3D animation package for still illustrations, animated shorts, product designs, architectural visualizations, special effects, and feature-length films. Modeling tools include patch-based modeling, lofting, extrusion, mirroring, and retopology. Materials can use projection or UV workflows, with a UV editor, procedural materials, particle systems, and surface baking. Animation features include nonlinear animation, IK/FK constraints, weighted bones, pose and expression animation, and cloth, rigid-body, and hair simulation. Rendering options include global illumination, radiosity, caustics, ambient occlusion, subsurface scattering, and multipass HDRI input and output. The included GUI-based NetRender application supports batch rendering across multiple computers; its feature description includes 8 nodes. Users can create 3D-printable objects and export them to STL. The maker describes A:M as intended for animation experts and newcomers. It is available for Windows and macOS, though the listed Mac version is 32-bit and supports Mac OS X 10.13.6 or earlier. The maker says it is not fully optimized for multiple cores. A 14-day trial is offered, but there is no free plan. The one-year subscription costs $79.99 a year, is bound to one computer, and includes updates and upgrades during the term and 4 NetRender nodes.
Who it suits
A:M suits people making 3D animation, product designs, visualizations, or printable objects, from newcomers to experienced animators. Its listed Windows and macOS support includes older systems, with a 32-bit Mac version noted.
What it does well
- Patch modeling includes retopology and extrusion
- Includes cloth, rigid-body, and hair simulation
- NetRender supports batch rendering across computers
- Exports 3D-printable objects to STL
What to know first
- Mac version is 32-bit only
- Mac support lists OS X 10.13.6 or earlier
- Not fully optimized for multiple cores
Limits
The A:M Subscription (1 year) costs $79.99 a year, is bound to one computer, and expires after one year; it includes four NetRender nodes. The trial lasts 14 days, and no free plan is listed.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| A:M Subscription | 4 render nodes | On request |
| 4 additional rendernodes | 4 render nodes | On request |
| 10 additional rendernodes | 10 render nodes | On request |
| 25 additional rendernodes | 25 render nodes | On request |
| 50 additional rendernodes | 50 render nodes | On request |
| 4 additional rendernodes for netrender | $10.00 · 4 additional render nodes | $10, paid once |
| 10 additional rendernodes for netrender | $15.00 · 10 additional render nodes | $15, paid once |
| Never expiring Version of A:M | $299.00 · Bound to one computer · updates for the same major version · 4 NetRender nodes | $299, paid once |
The first 8 of 11 plans, as animationmaster.com lists them, read 21 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Getting started
- Open the Animation:Master website
- Start the 14-day trial or select an A:M plan
- Install on Windows or macOS
- Create models with patch-based tools
- Animate with the available constraints and simulations
- Render with A:M or NetRender
Verdict
A:M covers modeling, animation, rendering, and STL export in one 3D package. The maker lists a 14-day trial and a $79.99 a year subscription bound to one computer.
Questions
Which platforms does Animation:Master support?
It supports Windows and macOS. The maker lists Windows 11, 10, 8.x, 7, and Vista, plus Mac OS X 10.13.6 or earlier; the Mac version is 32-bit only.
Is there a free plan?
No. Animation:Master is paid, with a 14-day trial.
What does the one-year subscription cost?
A:M Subscription (1 year) is listed at $79.99 a year and includes four NetRender nodes.
Can it export for 3D printing?
Yes. The maker says users can create 3D-printable objects and export them to STL format.
How many render nodes are included?
The feature description says NetRender includes eight nodes. The one-year subscription plan lists four NetRender nodes, while additional node packages are available.
Facts from Hash Animation:Master's own pages
- 3D printing
- The maker says users can create 3D-printable objects and export them to STL format. · animationmaster.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Animation
- Animation features include nonlinear animation, IK/FK constraints, weighted bone animation, pose and expression animation, and cloth, rigid-body, and hair simulation. · animationmaster.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1987 · animationmaster.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · animationmaster.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes A:M as designed to make 3D animation accessible to both animation experts and people new to animation. · animationmaster.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Materials
- The software offers projection- and UV-based materials, a UV editor, procedural materials, particle systems, and surface baking with automatic UV creation. · animationmaster.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Modeling
- Its modeling tools include patch-based modeling, 3-, 4-, and 5-point patches, lofting, extrusion, mirroring, and retopology. · animationmaster.com, 8 Oct 2026
- NetRender
- A:M includes the GUI-based NetRender application for batch rendering with multiple computers; the page says 8 nodes are included in its feature description. · animationmaster.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Performance limit
- The maker says A:M is not fully optimized for multiple cores, though NetRender and OpenMP use multiple cores for rendering and some operations. · animationmaster.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Animation:Master is a 3D animation package for creating still illustrations, animation shorts, product designs, architectural visualizations, special effects, and feature-length films. · animationmaster.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Rendering
- Rendering features include global illumination, radiosity, caustics, ambient occlusion, subsurface scattering, and multipass HDRI input and output. · animationmaster.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The A:M forum is described as a place for technical support and sharing tips and ideas, and its guidelines say it is moderated by technical support representatives. · forums.animationmaster.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The page lists Windows 11, 10, 8.x, 7, and Vista, and Mac OS X 10.13.6 or earlier; it says the Mac version is 32-bit only. · animationmaster.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Third-party tools
- The forum lists a Blender exporter that converts polygonal meshes to Animation:Master's patch-based MDL format, with some rigging relationships not exported. · forums.animationmaster.com, 8 Oct 2026
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